Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options

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Cost is another stumbling block. Programs average $ 2,500 a person in Kentucky and can run more than $ 1,000 a month for residential care. And while private insurance plans may offer limited substance-abuse coverage, not all treatment centers accept it.
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Free Nicotine Replacement During Rehab Helps Patients Quit

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… Smoking and Lung Disease. AVENTURA, Florida — Providing patients in residential substance abuse rehabilitation programs access to free-of-charge nicotine replacement therapy enhances smoking reduction and cessation, new research shows. … "In our …
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Hooked on opiates: Doctors face quandary of relieving pain, without feeding …

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A state government report issued this fall, called the Minnesota State Substance Abuse Strategy, cited increased use of the Prescription Monitoring Program as one of three immediate policy priorities to address abuse of prescription opiates as well as …
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Demonizing welfare recipients

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The superficial appeal of screening welfare recipients for drug abuse is reflected in the formulation favored by Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, who says, “Our taxpayers don't want to subsidize somebody's drug addiction.” In polls, large …
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